History of the Mentz Clan

The Ancient Mentz Clan of the empires of Germania, Franconia,
Alemannia
and Schwabenland
were consolidated under Chief Johannes in the the year
914 near the Roman outpost of (Augusto Nemetum or Speyer).
As history shows, it was difficult at this time to organize
as an open clan due to the the occupations of various
Roman Military and later Germanic claims, conflicts, the
French land disputes, and other invasions. The Clan Chiefship
was handed down at Mentz Clan gatherings from the centuries
to Johann Georg Josef the II in the late 1700s. In 1815,
under the Mentz Clan "warrior leader" Johann
Georg Josef II, the Mentz clans banded together and declared
the independent and neutral empire of PfalzerVolk on the
eastern boundary of Bavaria because the French and German
boundary disputes over the land had left uninhabited and
disputed territory. This independent nation only lasted
for 90 days because the rebellion was crushed. However,
the Clan was immortalized for there establishment of a
tiny kingdom and republic. Further, it is handed down
through family history that the Mentz Clans emerged from
the Pfalzerwald "Palatinate Forest" and Wolfstein
forests and were known as "Sippe or Clan Raugraf"
which are lords and protectors over the uninhabited districts
of Pfalz
or Palatinate of which they emerged.

Chief Johann Georg Josef passed the leadership to Georg
Philip Peter II in the late 1830's. After that, the Chiefship
passed to Georg Philip Heinrich II in 1864. In 1904, the
Chiefship passed to Georg Philip Heinrich III.

In 1945, the Chiefship passed to an American Soldier
of the "Battle
of the Bulge" and Rhineland
Campaign named Heinrich Albertus of the Clan who reclaimed
the chiefship and historical "Mentz Clan Lands"
with a small flag planted in the Pfalzerwald
Forrest "Palatinate" as he reconquered the land
of the orgins of many Mentz's. It is said that after conquering
the land back in the name of his ancestors, he said a
prayer of gratitude in the name of Christianity while
sobbing for the losses of his home country and peoples.
* Heinrich Albertus was a direct blood-line descendant
of Chief Johann Georg Josef.

Chief Heinrich Albertus lived a long and fruitful life
and later passed the clan Chiefship in 2004 to his son
who was anointed Georg Philip IV or Georgius Phillipus
IV who is said to be an International Leader.

Orgins of the Mentz Clan

There are recorded families, tribes, noble clans, and
Catholic Electors (Archbishops) using the name Mentz/Menz
or a variation in Europe and Nordic countries for over
1000 years. It is a fairly common name in Bavaria, RhinelandPfalz, and greater Germany. Some
living Mentz families claim to be descendants of the Spiritual
Prince Electors of Papal "Holy See" of Mainz
(or Holy Roman Empire) because these Rhineland Popes (North
of the Alps) could have children and families many centuries
ago. Further, there are still ancient noble families that
use the Mentz name or a variation above in Switzerland,
North Eastern Germany, and even Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Of course, there are thousands of Mentz Families in the
USA, Europe, Latin and South America, Australia, and South
Africa. The Germanic Mentz Tribes from Old Bavaria were mostly farmers, laborers,
bakers, forresters, wine growers, and small business persons
who were eventual subjects of the King of Bavaria in the
1800's. Some even became Knights, Politicians, Judges,
and Military Leaders for varying principalities and governments.
Other Mentz's have also been noted scholars of German
and Royal History (See: Professor Georg Mentz). As a note,
there is a long line of Christian Mystics, Masons
and Guild Masters within the Mentz Clan. The Region West
of Heidelberg is where many Mentz
Clans emerged and later emigrated to countries around
the world. Thousands of the Clan Mentz members came from
many parts of Germany including: Edesheim, Edenkoben
or "old German" Oedenkoben , Speyer,
The Black
Forest, Wolfstein & Pfalzer Wald Forrest,
Wuerttemberg, Rhineland, Preussen, Mannheim, Sachsen Coburg,
Hessen, Baden, and other local German provinces.
See LDS Family Search Database.
Many Mentz's are from the wine country: Sudliche Weinstrasse
surrounding Edenkoben and Edesheim which is between Landau and Neustadt an der
Weinstrasse. Further, there are also ancient noble
Mentz Clans still located in the Mecklenburg region of Germany.

Catholic Heritage of the Mentz Clan

Most Mentz families in recent history were Roman Catholic.
In the late 1500s, you begin to find many Mentz Clan members
registering births and marriages with the Catholic Churches
throughout Bavaria and Germany. Most of the early birth
records are written in latin or ancient roman languages
as the Mentz Clans evolved from Roman Empire rule. Thousands
of Mentz births and marriages are searchable in the Family
Search Genealogy Databases. You will also find many
Mentz families as members of The Evangelical
Church in Germany (German Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland,
abbreviated as EKD) The EKD is a federation of 23 Lutheran,
Reformed and United churches in their respective regions.
As a note, the word for the great city of Mainz has also been spelled Mentz
in maps and history books for centuries. Further, the
City of Mainz/Mentz is on the Main River of which some
equate the relation in sound to the Mentz name and orgins.

Clan Chief

The Clan Mentz family of Pfalz von Oedenkoben is one
of the few from Old Bavaria (now Rhineland Pfalz) where
the chiefship has descended in an unbroken blood line
to the present day. Each year, Clan Mentz meets in various
parts of the world to gather. Presently, the Clan Mentz
Chief is Georg-Philip IV or Georgius-Phillipus IV.

Clan Profile

Motto: Nulli expugnabilis hosti "Conquered
by No Enemy"

Flower: The Tulip

Plant: The Grape (Mentz Clans were involved
in wine making for centuries)

Crest: Tulip, Grapes, 3 Stars with Pfalz
colours interior, and Grey Blue Falcon/Eagle surrouned
by stars. Further, the rampant lion is small but centered
in the shield.

Honorary Patrons

Arminius
(also Hermann, Armin, 16 BC–AD 21) was a war chief of
the Germanic tribe of the Cherusci who was the first Germanic
Clan Leader to defeat a Roman army in the Battle of the
Teutoburg Forest.

Meister
Eckhart - Johannes Eckhart (1260–1328), also
known as Eckhart von Hochheim and widely referred to as
Meister Eckhart, was a German theologian, philosopher
and mystic, born near Erfurt, in Thuringia. Meister is
German for "Master", referring to the academic
title he obtained in Paris.